{"id":30485,"date":"2025-08-28T14:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T19:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/?p=30485"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T19:06:41","slug":"nbu-earns-national-award-for-financial-excellence-for-35th-consecutive-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/es\/nbu-earns-national-award-for-financial-excellence-for-35th-consecutive-year\/","title":{"rendered":"New Braunfels Utilities Earns National Award for Financial Excellence for 35th Consecutive Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/span><\/strong><br>Contact: Charlcee Cervantez<br>Senior Communications Specialist<br>830.312.7915 |&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:communications@nbutexas.com\">communications@nbutexas.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(New Braunfels, TX \u2013 August 28, 2025) \u2013 New Braunfels Utilities (NBU) has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its annual comprehensive financial report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Certificate of Achievement is the highest recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting. 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It underscores our commitment to sound financial practices and transparency, which is the foundation of what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award program, established by the GFOA to encourage excellence in financial reporting, is judged by an impartial panel of finance professionals. NBU&#8217;s report met the program&#8217;s rigorous standards by demonstrating a constructive &#8220;spirit of full disclosure.&#8221; This includes communicating its financial story to a broad audience of ratepayers, bondholders and other interested parties, and motivating them to read the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>About New Braunfels Utilities:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Braunfels Utilities (NBU) is a nonprofit, community-owned provider of electric, water and wastewater services. NBU strives to be a trusted community partner with a mission of providing resilient essential services to over 60,000 customers. 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